For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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Posted on January 6, 2024September 6, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, daring detective magazine, femme fatale, pulp artLeave a comment on October 1936 issue

June 1952 issue

June 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on June 1952 issue

September 1944 issue

September 1944

[updated 4/15/24]

Format ImagePosted on January 3, 2024April 15, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags line-up detective, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on September 1944 issue

September 1944 issue

September 1944

Posted on January 2, 2024December 17, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags human detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on September 1944 issue

March 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 2, 2024December 22, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags courtroom stories, fatty arbuckle, harry k. thaw, hollywood, tom lovell, true crimeLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

1st issue, 1952

1952

Posted on December 31, 2023December 26, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags dame, dangerous people, femme fatale, public enemy no. 1, pulp illustration, underworldLeave a comment on 1st issue, 1952

April 1947 issue

Format ImagePosted on December 29, 2023December 24, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags uncensored detective, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1947 issue

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#2, 1951 issue

December 1955 issue

December 1948 issue

October 1936 issue

June 1952 issue

September 1944 issue

September 1944 issue

March 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

1st issue, 1952

April 1947 issue